Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 46.0% more expensive than Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.2% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 13.6% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 26.8% more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 57.3% more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.4% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Portugal
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Portugal are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,511
|
$11.32
€10.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,989
|
$8.41
€8.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,478
|
$1.67
€1.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,357
|
$1.20
€1.16
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,399
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,084
|
$5.06
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,912
|
$3.79
€3.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,180
|
$2.88
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,467
|
$3.25
€3.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,622
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,541
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,931
|
$0.76
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,075
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,230
|
$0.68
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,230
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,892
|
$6.79
€6.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,884
|
$37.96
€36.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,807,577
|
$31,047.67
€30,109.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,683
|
$10.80
€10.48
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF698,285
|
$40.33
€39.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,518,423
|
$900.66
€873.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,990,200
|
$732.72
€710.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.05
€88.30
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$455.47
€441.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,145,617
|
$10,051.70
€9,748.05
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,484
|
$2.23
€2.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,261
|
$1.85
€1.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,033
|
$5.67
€5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF604,243
|
$40.99
€39.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,988
|
$7.85
€7.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,611
|
$77.92
€75.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,763
|
$33.75
€32.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,916
|
$80.24
€77.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF431,527
|
$93.85
€91.02
|
|
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